Jmi Global Highlights 2019-2020
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Celebrating 75 Years 1945-2020 JMI GLOBAL HIGHLIGHTS 2019-2020Page 1 GLOBAL HIGHLIGHTS 2019-2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT JMI................................................................................................................................................................ 04 JMI CAMPAIGNS A YEAR IN REVIEW............................................................................................................................................. 06 FAIR PLAY......................................................................................................................................................................... 36 GET INVOLVED....................................................................................................................................................... 08 MUSIC AGAINST CHILD LABOUR.................................................................................................................... 38 VOLUNTEER............................................................................................................................................ 08 SPREAD THE WORD.......................................................................................................................... 08 MUBAZAR.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 40 MAKE A DONATION........................................................................................................................... 08 JMI’S WORLD MEETING CENTRES.................................................................................................................................. 41 JMI’S PROGRAMS................................................................................................................................................. 10 GROZNJAN....................................................................................................................................................................... 43 ETHNO......................................................................................................................................................... 10 WEIKERSHEIM.............................................................................................................................................................. 44 enCORE CLASSICAL........................................................................................................................... 12 EURO-ARAB YOUTH MUSIC CENTRE............................................................................................................ 45 THE IMAGINE MUSIC EXPERIENCE......................................................................................... 14 MUSIC CROSSROADS...................................................................................................................... 16 JMI MEMBERS................................................................................................................................................................................ 45 YAM (YOUND AUDIENCES MUSIC).......................................................................................... 18 NATIONAL MEMBERS.............................................................................................................................................. 45 YO!FEST....................................................................................................................................................... 20 ASSOCIATE MEMBERS............................................................................................................................................................. 46 INTERNATIONAL JMI ENSEMBLES...........................................................................................................22 JMI JAZZ......................................................................................................................................................22 COMMUNICATIONS OUTREACH....................................................................................................................................... 47 WORLD YOUTH CHOIR.................................................................................................................... 24 AFFILIATIONS................................................................................................................................................................................. 49 INTERNATIONAL JMI EVENTS..................................................................................................................... 26 INTERNATIONAL JM COMPETITION....................................................................................... 26 FINANCES.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 50 WORLD MUSIC DAY POP-UP FESTIVAL ............................................................................. 27 INTERNATIONAL MUSIC DAY CELEBRATION.................................................................. 28 INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER MUSIC COMPETITION................................................... 29 INTERNATIONAL SUMMER MUSIC.......................................................................................... 30 JMI INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING COMPETITION................................................... 31 JMI INTERNATIONAL OPERA ACADEMY............................................................................. 32 JMI 75 YEARS DIGITAL CELEBRATION.............................................................................. 35 Page 2 Page 3 GLOBAL HIGHLIGHTS 2019-2020 ABOUT JMI JMI is a global network of NGOs that provides opportunities for young people and children to develop through music across all boundaries. Open to all styles of music, we work for and with youth, harnessing the power of music to OUR MISSION bridge social, geographical and cultural divides, creating To enable young an international platform for intercultural dialogue and people to develop acceptance. through music OPERATING IN 40.000+ 100+ COUNTRIES ACTIVITIES across all boundaries. JMI was founded in Brussels, Belgium in 1945 by a group of compassionate musicians and organisers who saw music 73 MEMBER as a means of bringing young people together to overcome 2.300 ORGANISATIONS VOLUNTEERS the divides created by the two World Wars. Today JMI is IN 61 COUNTRIES present in over 100 countries worldwide and continues to OUR VISION enable young people to develop through music across all 230 Access to music for 7.000.000 + PROFESSIONAL boundaries. PEOPLE REACHED STAFF every child. Let them create, play, sing and listen with heart and mind. Page 4 Page 5 GLOBAL HIGHLIGHTS 2019-2020 A YEAR IN REVIEW Dear friends, supporters, partners and patrons, It is not lightly that I reflect on the past year responded to the pandemic: We trust that 2021 will give us the possibility within our irreplaceable and essential world The Ethno Hope Sessions that released to return to this core of our mission as soon as of youth and music. It has been a year filled over 40 online tune learning sessions…. possible: Bringing young people and children with unparalleled challenges, with loss The music lessons that went online in across the world life-changing live music and suffering. But it has also been a year of Music Crossroads…. The hundreds of experiences. We have learned, but we have not rebirth, rethinking and renewal. school concerts that were live-streamed forgotten! Let us continue together, we need A year that has tested the resilience of the to kids throughout the world… and many each other…. Solidarity and creativity are part JMI network, and we have come out on other ways of fighting back, never of the answer…. top…. Albeit a little different from what we giving in…. were when we went in! The JMI 75 Years online birthday And then of course MUSIC! So many adaptations had to be made in celebration was a glorious and very 2020, to our activities, to our projects and moving moment shared with the world. programs, to the way that we function as This period will hopefully have made the an international network - a network so world realize some of the true values... familiar with the idea of hopping on a plane and that they need defending! But one and coordinating events and meetings thing is clear: LIVE is LIVE and real-life across the globe. During our first-ever musical encounters simply cannot and Jessie Westenholz digital Annual General Assembly this past should not be replaced by digital. President December, we heard from our members the JM International many extraordinary ways in which they have Page 6 Page 7 GLOBAL HIGHLIGHTS 2019-2020 GET INVOLVED BECOME A MEMBER SPREAD THE WORD Are you a music organisation working Help us let the world know about the with/for youth and children? Interested positive change that is happening. Like in connecting to our global network? our Facebook page, follow us on Twitter How about starting one of JMI’s and Instagram, and help get the word programs in your country? By joining out to your friends! JMI’s global movement we can make a difference through music together! https://jmi.net/membership VOLUNTEER SUPPORT JMII JMI is always looking for talented, Let’s work together to use music to passionate individuals to help out on create a positive change in the world. our projects and